Aftermarket Gauges

sr20ser · February 10th, 2008, 11:57 AM

Well, I am looking for some new gauges to monitor everything in a track car. I currently run Autometer gauges (Ultra Lite), but I am looking for something else.

I need them to be as light as possible, electric, full sweep, and nice to look at. I have considered VDO, and Defi, and a few others, but from what I read, each gauge maker has problems with accuracy. My Autometer gauges are supposedly not accurate at all, from what I have read...

What do you guys think would be the best, and by best I mean accurate?
-Tim

JGK95 · February 10th, 2008, 12:10 PM

Tim,

Have you used a GPS handheld device to test if your Autometer Gauges are accurate or just using SOTP procedure?

Jay K.

ps. We're looking at Autometer and Dolphin for gauges as well.

sr20ser · February 10th, 2008, 12:23 PM

I have had the car hooked up to a few different monitoring devices, both sensor and mechanical, and have found the autometer temp gauges to be @ about 3-5% deviation. The boost gauge I am using is a mechanical vac. gauge and also has consitantly been about 1 lb. off. The only gauges that I have that are accurate is the oil pressure gauge (+/- .07%), and voltage gaugec(+/- 1 volt).

With what I have read, this is pretty common with them.